Making a race machine means keeping it lightweight and efficient. And, of course it has to look spectacular. Starting with the already fast Catrike 700 we spec'd it out with the best road components out there and made some other mods to get a final ready-to-ride weight of 29lbs10oz.

Starting with the paint we used Prismatic Pearl White for the frame and boom and Tiger's Candy Red for the bits and pieces.

For chain we used the SRAM 1091R hollow pin chain. This is the lightest 10-speed chain available and perfectly matched for the SRAM Red componentry.

We chose a SRAM Red 53/39 double crankset to give us the desired gear range. This crankset is incredibly lightweight. It is paired with the SRAM Force road derailleur.

The front wheels are custom 20-inch Velocity A23 with bladed spokes and ceramic bearings. These wheels are significantly lighter than the stock 16-inch wheels and allow us to use the Ultremo ZX tires on the front.

The Ashima calipers and rotors.

The tierod and bolt were coated candy red.

Catrike. Made in the USA.

The chainline was made more efficient by eliminating the upper chain tube and replacing the stock idler with the TerraCycle Elite Titanium idler with ceramic bearings.

The top of the derailleur post was cut off to eliminate some weight.

The SRAM Force derailleur was used in the front because there is no compatible Red derailleur that will work with the Catrike derailleur post. The shifting is so perfect that it matches the precision of the rear derailleur.

The 1091R chain has hollow rivets to save weight, but then they go a step further and take material out of each link to save even more weight. It is expensive but super light.